Ceres-1, launch vehicle, Galactic Energy, Beijing Xinghe Dongli Space Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China

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Developer - Galactic Energy (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=22568)

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Ceres-1 maiden launch

Nov 7, 2020


For its maiden launch, the Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) launch vehicle launched the Tianqi-11 (天启星座十一星) satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 7 November 2020, at 07:12 UTC (15:12 local time). Ceres-1 is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力, a private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO).
Credit: Galactic Energy/SciNewsRo/CCTV
Ceres-1 launches Tianqi-11

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Article "Chinese rocket firm Galactic Energy succeeds with first orbital launch, secures funding (https://spacenews.com/chinese-rocket-firm-galactic-energy-succeeds-with-first-orbital-launch-secures-funding)"

by Andrew Jones
November 7, 2020

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Ceres-1 launches five satellites

Dec 7, 2021


A Ceres-1 launch vehicle launched five satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 7 December 2021, at 04:12 UTC (12:12 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). The satellites were successfully placed into the planned orbits.

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Ceres-1 launches three satellites

Aug 9, 2022


A Ceres-1 launch vehicle launched three satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 9 August 2022, at 04:11 UTC (12:11 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). According to official sources, the satellites were successfully placed into the planned orbits. “Two satellites will provide commercial remote sensing services and the third one will be used to verify the multi-mode remote sensing technology of the polarization camera”.

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Ceres-1 launches five Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D satellites

Nov 16, 2022


A Ceres-1 launch vehicle launched five Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D satellites (吉林一号高分03D) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 16 November 2022, at 06:20 UTC (14:20 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). According to official sources, the satellites were successfully placed into the planned orbits and “will be used to provide commercial remote sensing services”.

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Ceres-1 launches five satellites

Jan 9, 2023


A Ceres-1 launch vehicle (Y5) launched five satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 9 January 2023, at 05:04 UTC (13:04 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). According to official sources, the satellites were successfully placed into the planned orbits and will be used for commercial remote sensing, meteorological observations and Internet services.

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Ceres-1 launches Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16

Jul 22, 2023


A Ceres-1 launch vehicle (Y6) launched two satellites, Qiankun-1 (乾坤一号) and Xingshidai-16 (星时代-16/ 泰安, Tai'an), from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 22 July 2023, at 05:07 UTC (13:07 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). According to official sources, the satellites were successfully placed into the planned orbits and will be used for commercial remote sensing services.

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Ceres-1 launches seven satellites

Aug 10, 2023


A Ceres-1 launch vehicle (Y7, LUCKY 7) launched seven satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 10 August 2023, at 04:03 UTC (12:03 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). According to official sources, the satellites Xiguang-1 01 (西光壹号01), Xingchi-1 B (星池一号B), Diwei Intelligent Emergency 1 (地卫智能应急一号卫), and Xi'an Hangtou 88, 96, 104 and 112 (以及西安航投88号、96号、104号、112号卫星) were successfully placed into the planned orbits.

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Ceres-1 launches Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A

Aug 25, 2023


A Ceres-1 launch vehicle (Y8, CORNFIELD CHASE) launched the Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 25 August 2023, at 04:59 UTC (12:59 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). According to official sources, the Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A satellite (吉林一号宽幅02A, also known as “Hong Kong University of Science and Technology XiongBin-1”/香港科大-雄彬一号) is a “large, wide, high-resolution multispectral optical remote sensing satellite” and was placed into the planned orbit.

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Ceres-1S Y1 - the first sea launch of Ceres-1

Sep 5, 2023


The first Ceres-1S launch vehicle (Y1, “The Little Mermaid” mission) launched four Tianqi satellites (Tianqi-21 ~ 24/ 天启星座21~24) from a sea platform located near Haiyang, Shandong Province, China, on 5 September 2023, at 09:34 UTC (17:34 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO).

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Ceres-1 launches TianYan-16 and StarPool-1A

Dec 5, 2023


A Ceres-1 launch vehicle (Y9, WE WON’T STOP，永不止步) launched the Tianyan-16 and StarPool-1A from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 4 December 2023, at 23:33 UTC (5 December, at 07:33 local time). According to official sources, TianYan-16 (天雁16) is a “meteorological environment detection satellite” and StarPool-1A (XingChi-1A, 星池一号A) is a real-time multimodal remote sensing satellite. Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO).